Nonstop flight route between Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Arua, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Arua Airport (RUA), Arua, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,443 miles (or 11,978 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Arua Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Arua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFB / KSFB |
Airport Name: | Orlando/Sanford International Airport |
Location: | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'40"N by 81°14'14"W |
Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Sanford Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFB |
More Information: | SFB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUA / HUAR |
Airport Name: | Arua Airport |
Location: | Arua, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'49"N by 30°54'43"E |
Area Served: | Arua, Uganda |
Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3951 feet (1,204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUA |
More Information: | RUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):
- The City of Sanford assumed control of the former NAS Sanford in 1969 and renamed the facility Sanford Airport, hiring the air station's recently retired Executive Officer, Commander J.
- In the mid-1990s a new passenger terminal capable of accommodating jet airliners was built.
- The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
- The airport is home to Aerosim Flight Academy, formerly Delta Connection Academy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, which provides ab initio flight training for prospective regional airline and international pilots.
- Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
- The airport is owned by ADC & HAS, the same company that owns Belfast International Airport, Stockholm Skavsta, Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport & Juan Santamaría International Airport.
- Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1992 parts of the action film Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes, were filmed at the then-Orlando Sanford Regional Airport, where it represented a small airport in Louisiana.
Facts about Arua Airport (RUA):
- Arua Airport (RUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Arua Airport (RUA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Arua Airport (RUA) is Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of RUA.
- In July 2009 the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda, which owns and operates Arua Airport, publicly announced that it had started to upgrade the airport to International standards.
- Arua Airport is one of the 46 airports in the country.